CID Roped In For Bula Chowdhury's Padma Shri Award Theft Case

Last Updated:August 16, 2025, 22:28 IST

West Bengal CID is investigating the theft of Bula Chowdhury's Padma Shri and other awards from her Hooghly home. Chowdhury criticized local police for inadequate prevention.

Bula Chowdhury. (PC: X)

The West Bengal Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been assigned to investigate the theft of the Padma Shri award belonging to Bula Chowdhury, an internationally acclaimed former Indian swimmer and Arjuna Award winner.

The theft occurred on Friday at Chowdhury’s ancestral home in Hind-Motor, Hooghly district, including several other awards, trophies, and medals. Initial investigations suggest that the theft might have been committed by locals who had been closely monitoring the house to find the right moment to strike. According to state police insiders, a couple of individuals have already been detained for questioning.

Although Chowdhury, a former CPI-M legislator from 2006 to 2011, currently resides in Kasba, South Kolkata, her awards were displayed at her ancestral home in Hind-Motor. She visited her ancestral residence weekly to check on the upkeep of her awards and trophies. On Friday, it was discovered that her Padma Shri shield was missing from its place.

Subsequently, more awards, trophies, and medals were found to be stolen. Chowdhury and her family have asserted that the theft could have been prevented if the local police had shown more diligence in safeguarding the property, given the significant number of awards stored there.

“I earned those medals after a lot of hard work and struggle. Now most of them have been stolen. My question for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is, why could the police not ensure the prevention of that robbery?" Chowdhury said on Friday. Milan Chowdhury, Bula’s brother who resides at the Hind-Motor house, mentioned that there had been three prior robbery attempts at the residence.

“Each time, police complaints were registered, and routine investigations were conducted. However, the subsequent robbery attempts did not cease. Even a police picket was briefly set up but was withdrawn after a certain period," he said.

(With IANS Inputs)

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